Local News
Reeves says hasty response to Trump tariffs could put ‘prize’ of economic deal at risk – as it happened
This blog is now closed, you can follow Donald Trump’s tariffs announcement live in our US colleagues’ live blogThere will be two urgent questions in the Commons after PMQs. At around 12.30pm a Foreign Office minister will respond to a question from Priti Patel, the shadow foreign secretary, abo...
Local messages
Shudehill pornographers and Market Street monks
A writer's edition from Ophira
Tears at Boohoo: the battle for control of the Mancunian fast-fashion giant
Plus: University of Greater Manchester staff pass a vote of no confidence in vice chancellor George Holmes
Get Weekly Updates
Get the headlines in your inbox every week.
‘Chasing a high through rave music got dark’: Aya on hexes, Huddersfield and her hardcore horror electronics
A revelation at Pontins fuelled the producer to avant garde acclaim. But with ‘sublime’ sounds came struggles with substances. Her intense new album peels back the plaster‘Kissed by a witch, I got hexed!” Aya howls through a storm of screaming electronics and bass groans on I Am the Pipe I H...
‘Much better vibe’: Manchester’s phone-free nightclub reviving the rave spirit
Inspired by Berlin clubs, the phone ban at Amber’s has been embraced by clubbers seeking deeper connectionsStanding in the queue at Amber’s, one of Manchester’s newest nightclubs, before your bag is searched or your ticket is checked, you are asked to take out your phone and a white sticker be...
Whitehall has left generation of teenagers with no hope, says Andy Burnham
Greater Manchester mayor says number of young people not in education, employment or training has reached unacceptable levelsThe number of young people not in education, employment or training has risen to unacceptable levels because Whitehall is failing to listen and respond to their needs, Andy Bu...
All the key developments planned for Greater Manchester this week
These are all the significant plans submitted to councils across Greater Manchester recently
More and more people are discovering our journalism, and we're so proud to serve Greater Manchester
'We will keep pushing to better represent and cover the people and places of our brilliant region'
A potentially deadly Victorian disease is surging, see how many cases are in your area
The UK is seeing a worrying rise in cases of TB
South Manchester had the best hip-hop scene in the UK. So why did it never take off?
A Guy Called Gerald, The Ruthless Rap Assassins, and MC Tunes weigh in on the rise and fall of the North Hulme Sound
'If they take my benefits I'll be in debt straight away'
Welfare cuts have not gone down well in two Greater Manchester towns
The body-in-suitcase killer who took his grisly secret to the grave
Ming Jiang was jailed for life in 2017 for the gruesome murder of his friend Yang Liu
Man who dumped friend’s body parts around Salford to serve at least 34 years
Marcin Majerkiewicz, 42, sentenced to life for murder of flatmate Stuart Everett, 67, last yearA man who murdered and dismembered his friend before dumping parts of his body in public spaces across Salford and north Manchester has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 34 years in prison.Marc...
Manchester’s radical Black female activists: ‘We didn’t define ourselves as feminists’
Founded in 1980, Abasindi Co-operative fought systemic racial and gender inequalities. Nearly 50 years later, the group’s legacy is everywhereThe women kept their doors open through the night, providing refuge and transportation to the hospital to the frightened and injured young people. It was Ju...
Council officers 'misled' town hall committee in planning decision over student housing, civil court hears
A Judicial Review was held over a planning decision on student housing plans
A midsummer’s nightmare: What really caused the Royal Exchange’s cancelled show?
Exclusive: The director claimed she had been censored for a rap about Palestine. Insiders say there was a lot more going on.
'We met on Instagram, then I moved 9,000 miles from Manchester to be with him'
Hannah and Sam would spend up to 10 hours a day on FaceTime
Greater Manchester's buses are better than they were, but people don't believe it
The Bee Network has improved punctuality - but passengers are not feeling the benefit
The ultimate guide to Manchester’s baking revolution
We sampled them all so you… well, you probably should too
'Where's our Manchester? They've sold us out'
A group of Hulme residents feel like they're being 'pushed out' of their neighbourhood - but they won't go down without a fight.